SG Block Index

Block 106 Hougang Ave 1

530106 · Lorong Ah Soo · Hougang · Built 1982 · Lease from 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 51 units · 4 floors

74Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 106 Hougang Ave 1 in Hougang scores 73.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.8 minutes’ walk from Kovan Mrt Station MRT, 0.7 minutes from Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre), and 480 m straight-line from Xinghua Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 106 Hougang Ave 1 in Singapore

Block 106 Hougang Ave 1, Singapore 530106

Pillar scores

Transport
56
Food
95
Schools
100
Healthcare
67
Daily needs
93
Green space
89
Connectivity
51
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
38
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
74
Young Families
78
Seniors
73
Renters
68
Investors
61
EV Owners
76

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41.7min
87NELNSLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
one-north
43.1min
53MCCLS$2.11 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
57.2min
53MCCLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
46.3min
25EWLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$2.07 · 2 transfers · 5 min (329 m) walking · 7 min waiting · 29 min riding

1m871mNEL3mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (40 m) to Blk 106
  2. Bus 87 · SBS Transit
    Blk 106Hougang Ctrl Int · 6 stops · 9 min
  3. Walk 1 min (56 m) to Hougang
  4. North East Line · SBS Transit
    HougangDhoby Ghaut · 8 stops · 17 min
  5. Walk 3 min (205 m) to Dhoby Ghaut
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Dhoby GhautRaffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min
  7. Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door
Walk-time rings · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 106

Distance from centre is real walk time (rings at 5 / 10 / 15 min); the angle only spreads categories apart — it is not compass bearing.

MRT stations

transit
PlannedDefu MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1342 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Hougang Ave 1 Blk 105 (Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre)0.7 min
  • Hougang Street 21 Blk 209 (Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre)11.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket (1996) Pte Ltd0 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Drs Lim & Chan Clinic0 min
  • Lifecare Family Clinic & Surgery0 min
  • London (Mh) Clinic & Surgery1.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Aroozoo Ave Pg9.9 min
  • Surin Ave Neighbourhood Pk13.4 min
  • Jln Geneng Interim Pk16.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Hougang11.2 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre17.8 min
  • Jia Ying Senior Activity Centre @ 25 (Branch)21 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Aljunied CC2.7 min
  • Paya Lebar Kovan CC (Pending U/C)11.3 min
  • Hougang CC18.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Serangoon Public Library32 min
  • Cheng San Public Library34.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 101-108 Hougang Avenue 11.4 min
  • Blk 108 Hougang Avenue 13.3 min
  • Blk 109-127 Hougang Avenue 15.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 106 Hougang Ave 1
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 1 parks, 4 clinics.

Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.

Buses near here

LTA stops · OneMap routing
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 632812.5 min walk · 104 m
  • Stop 632892.9 min walk · 120 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 1061 min walk
    87
  • OPP BLK 1063 min walk
    25
  • BLK 105 MKT/FC3 min walk
    53M

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Hougang planning area
Age profile
In Hougang, 12.7% of residents are under 15 and 16.3% are 65 or older.
55–598.4%
60–648.2%
25–297.7%
30–347.6%
Household income
38.8% of Hougang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
$20,000+12.7%
No working person11.3%
$2,000–2,9996%
$3,000–3,9995.7%
Dwelling mix
77.2% of Hougang households live in HDB flats; 22.6% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 4 room flats37.2%
HDB 5 room and executive flats21.2%
HDB 3 room flats14.6%
Condominiums and other apartments14.5%
Household size
37.5% of Hougang households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
2-person22.8%
4-person21.4%
3-person19.9%
1-person14.7%
In education
Of Hougang residents currently in education, 27.8% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary31.1%
Secondary24%
University16.4%
Polytechnic11.4%
Commute to work
58.7% of working Hougang residents commute by public transport; 28.4% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus28.2%
Car21.4%
Bus18.1%
MRT LRT only10.3%

Resident data for the Hougang planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$853k · executive

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
good value

Among executive HDB flats islandwide (774 compared), Blk 106 Hougang Ave 1 is more liveable than 78% of them but pricier than 62% — around S$610/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability78th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 38%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (executive HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 106 offers a strong liveability score (73.9/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~57 years left).

What you get73.9/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-9.3%executive median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds57 yrslease remaining

A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Lorong Ah Soo. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 106 Hougang Ave 1

Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation

4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$500k – S$590k
median S$545k · S$489577 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
476545615Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Lorong Ah Soo (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 106 Hougang Ave 1

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '264-room01 TO 0395S$500kS$489
Nov '254-room04 TO 0695S$590kS$577
Oct '243-room04 TO 0681S$450kS$516

Subzone medians — Lorong Ah Soo

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$627▲ 16.5%
4 ROOMS$487▼ 4.2%
5 ROOMS$499▼ 25.0%
EXECUTIVES$610▼ 9.3%
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